The final shot of “Capricorn One,” however, falters. The plot, unlike many conspiracy flicks, seems plausible particularly when buoyed upon Kelloway’s sound, albeit conniving and sadistic, logic. Jerry Goldsmith handles the score which fits the tempo of the film, alluding suspense when necessary, at other times tense action. Even the slight filler, such as Brubaker eating a rattlesnake int he desert, oozes importance and, on some fundamental level, serves a purpose. In a standout scene, a car’s brakes are tampered with sending it on a chase through the city worthy of “The French Connection.” Despite its lengthy run-time and primarily dialogue-driven style, there’s nary a moment of boredom throughout. Even a pair of unmarked black helicopters which search for Brubaker, Willis, and Walker after the astronauts manage a daring escape are personified on-screen, graced with human-like personalities of their own.įrom a technical standpoint, “Capricorn One” glistens with magnificent cinematography. As with Whitter, he’s sparsely in the movie, yet the dialogue provides a concrete relationship, thus making him appear as though he’s been in the flick from the onset. Likewise, in the third act Caulfield’s editor ( David Doyle) confronts his journalist. Additionally, the screenplay, penned by Hyams, establishes his character extremely well. Caulfield dons a Woodward and Bernstein importance in his quest for the truth. In part, this is because Whitter serves as the catalyst for Caulfield’s investigative reporting. Nevertheless, his importance comes across as much larger. Whitter, who first reports discrepancies in the crew’s television transmissions, isn’t prominently featured in the film. Yet even the most inconsequential of characters feels important. There’s ample action, and a smattering of characters. With a run-time of just over two hours, “Capricorn One” marvelously paces its plot. When Whitter disappears seemingly without a trace, Caulfield embarks on a mission to uncover the truth about Capricorn One, and his friend’s vanishing. However, Whitter shares his disbelief with friend and journalist Robert Caulfield ( Elliott Gould). NASA technician Elliot Whitter ( Robert Walden) reports anomalous data readings which Kelloway dismisses as a malfunctioning workstation. Unfortunately, the faux landing doesn’t quite proceed as Kelloway planned. Reluctantly, and with their families threatened, Brubaker, Walker, and Willis agree. Sacrifice the mission and falsify its results to save the space program, he argues. Rather than scrap the voyage, Kelloway insists the three astronauts fake a Mars landing. James Kelloway ( Hal Holbrook) arrives and explains in a Shakespearean-caliber soliloquy, that a critical error in Capricorn One’s life-support system would have killed the astronauts in-flight leaving the mission a failure. Meanwhile, Capricorn One launches as planned sans its flight crew, leaving the general public blissfully unaware. Simpson) are whisked off to a remote, abandoned desert base. Moments before liftoff, the trio of astronauts Colonel Charles Brubaker ( James Brolin), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Willis ( Sam Waterson), and Commander John Walker ( O.J. The first crewed mission to Mars, “Capricorn One,” is set to launch. With a taut screenplay, superb acting, and a gripping premise, “ Capricorn One” is an irresistible watch. 1975 political thriller “Three Days of the Condor” offered a realistic mystery, and 1978 Peter Hyams-directed sci-fi thriller “Capricorn One” follows suit. As fans of Jerry Goldsmith this was a nice opportunity to offer this to fans who missed out on the out of print CC Music and GNP releases.Conspiracy theory films range from the extraordinary to the plausible. This is a different take, and a very good, re-recording of the film score. To reiterate, Jerry went to London to re-record this score with the National Philharmonic. This is a straight reissue of the original album. In many ways this is a continuation of that release since CC Music went out of business not too long after this came out. The sound is as good as the Collector's Choice reissue. Warner Music handed us the remastered disc. Many who have the previous LP or the GNP/Collector's Choice CD reissues will say that this is a must have for those who own the limited edition score from Intrada (which is the score used in the film). John Williams' score to The Fury comes to mind. At that time there were a few examples of this being done for LP release. Originally released by Warner Bros Records in 1978, this album featured a re-recorded version of the score by the maestro with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Perseverance Records is proud to announce the reissue of Capricorn One by Jerry Goldsmith.
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